| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Eric Lee knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Peter Witt is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Peter Witt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Boyce | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Nicholas Yarnell picks off the pass by John Matas | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Charles Thomas travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Nicholas Yarnell takes the ball from John Matas | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Peter Witt is called for the reach on Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Kong Ming's layup is rejected by Robert Hyslop | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Kerry Windham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kerry Windham, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a shot from the left side | 6-8 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Peter Witt is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Manuel Barker steps in front of the Mark Boyce pass | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kong Ming | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Ronald Delk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 10-8 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Craig Thomas pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses short on a shot from the left block | 10-8 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Craig Thomas | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Roberts (fresh) SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Roberts | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Delk | 15-11 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mark Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Mark Young, Xavier Willis | |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti double dribbles | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 3rd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker double dribbles | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Manuel Barker steals the ball from Eric Lee in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Ronald Delk slams it home on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 17-14 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Hyslop | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Young (SF) Eric Lee, Charles Thomas | |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti dunks the ball on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kong Ming (tiring) C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kong Ming - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (C) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Donald Fuhr, Mark Young | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | John Matas misses the tip | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 19-18 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #10 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #11 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop | |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | John Matas lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 21-21 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Xavier Willis | 21-23 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | John Matas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lee | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't finish the layup | 21-26 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Ronald Delk gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Eric Lee steals it from Giuseppe Conti | 21-26 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lee | 21-26 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky tips it but misses | 21-26 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Craig Thomas gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) Eric Lee, Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | David Roberts comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-26 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 7 pts. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Ronald Delk can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Craig Thomas, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Mark Young | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a runner from the right block set up by Robert Hyslop | 22-28 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Nicholas Yarnell picks off the pass by Kong Ming | 22-28 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 22-28 |
| 02:14 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a fadeaway from the right block | 24-28 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 24-28 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Delk, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG) David Roberts, Mark Boyce | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #13 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 27-28 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | The short jumper by Peter Witt is denied by Kerry Windham | 27-28 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Manuel Barker tips it in | 29-28 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kong Ming comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-28 |